A professor in Japan created a prototype TV screen that makes flavors when you lick it.
The invention, dubbed "Taste the TV", allows you to taste what you are watching through a disposable film that covers a TV screen.
A special array of ten flavor canisters could allow your taste buds to follow along while you catch up on an episode of Iron Chef.
The goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home, according to Homei Miyashita, professor at Meiji University in Tokyo.
A chocolate screen.
It is not advisable to lick random surfaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic, so it is not certain whether the technology will ever stand a chance of going mainstream.
The Meiji University student said that the screen she licked tastes like milk chocolate. It is like a chocolate sauce.
Miyashita showed off a small taste display that used gels and an electrical current to create different flavors.
A commercial version of the TV could cost almost $1,000, according to the professor. The device could allow cooks to learn about new flavors remotely or show off their tasting skills in a quiz with friends.
The professor has more than one food invention. Miyashita is working on a spray that can add a pizza or chocolate flavor to a slice of bread.
Last year, Hot Pockets and Nutella were so popular.
Japan invents a lickable screen to imitate food flavors.
Scientists say this device can mimic any flavor.
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